TY - BOOK AU - Irwin,Robert TI - Tips and traps when mortgage hunting SN - 0070322481 (cloth) : AV - HG2040 .I78 PY - 1992/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Mortgage loans KW - Mortgages N1 - includes index; Introduction: Sorting out the true opportunities from the potential disasters 1 How to get a mortgage 4 Learning to speak and understand "mortgages" 16 How to get a bigger mortgage 32 Credit probles and solutions 55 Adjustable mortgages 62 Biweekly and 15year mortgages 90 The seller as a source of financing 102 Making balloon payments work 124 Convertible mortgages and piggybacks 128 "No-Doc" and "low-doc" mortgages 137 Buy-Downs 143 Lines of credit and swig loans 147 Refinancing 155 Graduated payment mortgages 170 Government mortgages 178 Sam, plam, and options 186 Reverse annuity mortgages 194 Mortgage insurance Rip-Offs 198 Tax Considerations 205 Paying off your mortgage early 214 Settlement costs 220 Index 267 ER -